THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
429-Edwin Starr-Contact.
1979-Number 6 single.
Best Bit-At 4.04.Oi! What’d yu’ think yur lookin’ at!
This song was Edwin Starr’s biggest hit during his Disco phase.Like many artists of that period,due to the phenomenal success of Disco,he too recorded in that genre.
Edwin Starr who died in 2003 was a very successful Tamla Motown recording artist back in the 1960’s,his four Billboard top 30 singles include his cover of the Temptations 1969 Album track ‘War,’which became ‘THE’ anti-Vietnam War protest song when Starr topped the chart with it in 1970,it also reached Number 3 in the UK.
Starr is one of the three co-writers of ‘Contact,’ he is also the songs producer.He wrote a lot of his own material as well as songs for others and many of his 1960’s Motown tracks are still very popular with the Northern Soul community.
‘You were looking at me I was looking at you,you were looking at me.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
430-M People-Movin’ On Up.
1993-Number 2 single.
Best Bit-At 5.09 the ‘Saxy’ bit.
M People were formed in Manchester in 1990 by Mike Pickering and Paul Heard,the name M People is taken from the first letter of the band member Mike Pickering’s first name.
The original idea was to use different vocalists for each new recording but after hearing Heather Small’s very distinctive voice that idea was dropped.The fourth member of the group is Andrew ‘Shovell’ Lovell who is the percussionist.
Although they are still officially together they haven’t released any new material since 1999.Their second Album from 1993.’Elegant Slumming’ won the 1994 ‘Mercury Music Prize.’
All nineteen of their singles reached the UK top 40 with ‘Movin’ On Up being the most successful.A ‘Euro Dance’ version of the song recorded in 1995 by Belgium singer Roselle is also well worth while checking out.
‘They brag a man has walked in space but you can’t even find my place.
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
431-Leadbelly-Where Did You Sleep Last Night.
1944-Did not chart.There was no UK chart until 1952.
Best Bit-At 2.31.In the development of popular music Leadbelly is an important piece in the jigsaw puzzle.
Huddie William Ledbetter (January 20th,1888-December 6,1949) was an American Folk and Blues musician,noted for his strong vocals and his playing of the twelve-string guitar.He was also a songwriter whose subject matter included,women,liquor,prison life,and racism.
‘Where Did You Sleep Last Night’ or as it is also known ‘In The Pines’ is a traditional American Folk song probably written around 1870,by an unknown source.It originally had just one verse and down the years more lyrics have been added as it has been passed on from one generation to another.
The only time the song has appeared in the UK top 40 was in 1964 when a band from Blackburn,Lancashire,called The Four Pennies took their version called ‘Black Girl’ to Number 20.The most famous modern day version is the 1993 MTV Unplugged recording by Kurt Cobain which brought the song to the attention of a whole new generation.
‘Tell me where did you sleep last night,in the pines,in the pines.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
432-Robert Palmer-Addicted To Love.
1986-Number 5 single.
Best Bit-At 2.09.As I watch the video I think to myself,if these girls have taken care of themselves they will now be ‘glamorous grannies.’
Robert Palmer was born in Batley,West Yorkshire in 1949,he died of a heart attack in France in 2003.During the course of his career he recorded many different genres of music including Rock, Reggae and Bossa Nova.
Addicted To Love was meant to be a duet between Palmer and Chaka Khan but due to contractual problems with Khan’s record label it never happened.
Palmer had been a member of the ‘super group’ The Power Station and from that group Andy Taylor who was also in Duran Duran played lead guitar,Tony Thompson also of the disco band Chic played the drums and the song was produced by the late Bernie Edwards also a member of The Power Station and Chic.
‘Your lights are on but your not home,your will is not your own.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
434-Procol Harum-A Whiter Shade Of Pale.
1967-Number 1 single.
Best Bit-At 1.17. The songs title has become so ingrained in people’s consciousness that it has almost become a cliche.
At the time of writing this song is still one of the top 40 best selling singles worldwide of all time with sales in excess of 10 million copy’s.It is also recognised by ‘Phonographic Performance Limited’ as the most played record by British Broadcasting in the last 70 years.
The music was co-written by Gary Brooker and Matthew Fisher,with the lyrics provided by Keith Reid all of whom were members of Procol Harum.
One of the reasons for the songs enduring popularity is it’s unusual lyrics.Keith Reid has said he was at a party and he heard someone saying to a woman ‘You’ve turned a whiter shade of pale,’and the phrase stuck in his mind.Of the song he said, ‘I was trying to conjure a mood as much as tell a straightforward,girl leaves boy story.’
‘We skipped a light fandango turned cartwheels ‘cross the floor I was feeling kinda seasick the crowd called out for more.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
436-Billie Jo Spears-Blanket On The Ground.
1975-Number 6 single.
Best Bit-At 1.11.It seems like a good idea until you are sent to prison for ‘lewd’ behaviour.
Billie Jo Spears(January 14th,1937-December 14th,2011)was an American Country Music singer,she recorded her first single at the age of 13,a song called ‘Too Old For Toys,Too Young For Boys.’
Blanket On The Ground was written by the late Roger Bowling who was a Nashville songwriter who specialised in Country Music,he also wrote both of Kenny Rogers UK Number 1’s,’Lucille’ and ‘Coward Of The County.’
The song tells of a couple who have been married for several years and she wishes to put some spark back into their relationship by doing things that they did when ‘love was young.’
‘Just because we are married don’t mean we can’t slip around.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
437-Scooter-The Logical Song.
2002-Number 2 single.
Best Bit-At 0.36 Guten Morgen.
If you were under the age of 18 in 2002 then your parents will have hated this song,which is what Pop Music should be all about.Every new generation needs it’s own identity.
Scooter are a German ‘Happy Hardcore’ group formed in 1993 by H.P.Baxxter and Rick J.Jordan,Jordan left the band in 2014 leaving Baxxter as the one remaining constant.
They are Germany’s most successful singles act with 23 top 10 hits in their own country and have released 19 studio Albums,including the UK Number 1 ‘Jumping All Over The World’ in 2007.
The Logical Song is loosely based on Supertramp’s 1979 song of the same name with songwriting credits given to Rick Davis and Roger Hodgson of Supertramp.This song features all of Scooters usual trademarks including high pitched voice and vocal improvisation.
‘Stand up,once again,we’re gettin’ jiggy.Siberiaaaaaaa!Yah!Goodbye!’
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